T he High Country housing market continues to be a wacky market with contradictions that don't make sense to realtors, at least not at in the way they did in the past. On the other hand,  he High Country land market is holding pretty steady.  For months now the number of parcels has been hovering in the mid 1300's.The num...

Although cooling from the very high activity in 2021 and 2022, the High Country Land market remains very active, moving a bit more in March than the slower winter months.  190 land listings came on the market in March. 63 sold; view the graph below to see what values land is selling at.  The list to sell ratio for land remains around...

 Inventory is creeping up.  Perhaps it's the pattern familiar from past years: a Spring spike in new housing and land listings.  Or, could we be entering a more balanced market?  For the complete current picture, read the pdf below.   Download PDF File Here

2022 greets us with the opportunity to be mindful to enjoy each and every day.  And with questions about where our world is heading.  Take a look below at what happened in the Watauga real estate market to see where we are coming from in housing and land and where we are now.   Download PDF File Here

The market continues very active in home, condo, and land sales.  The inventory of homes and condos, particularly under $500K, remains small.  Land sales remain strongly higher than they have been since 2007.   Download PDF File Here

Bee Balm is blooming just as lovely as it always does this time of year.  But the real estate market is is astoundingly new and different with record highs and record lows!   Key points: ** July 2020 marks the highest number of Watauga area home sales in history. ** The number of homes under contract is also an historic high. ** The ...

Despite the COVID-19 virus, buyers continue to be interested in homes and land in the High Country.  I'll be posting stats during the pandemic on three locations:  my home page [still in the works, as of today], my blog, and my facebook page.  I explain this and also how buyers can currently view homes and land:  https://youtu.b...

​Highlights of the March 2020 Newsletter include: What's Happening in the Market  What's Happening in the Market? [Note: written prior to the virus] Safety features you can add to your car Crowdfunding possibilities Help with finding a new job Ways to show sincere appreciation of a person A trivia challenge   Download PDF File Here

2019 has been quite a ride in the real estate world.There have been stunning changes in the home market moving rapidly for both sellers and buyers in the direction we say in 2018, and far different from our many recession years.The land market has shifted as well, not as dramatically but definitely in the direction many sellers would like to see. I...